How Do You Get The Darn Bucket Lid Off
 

I buy way oil and cutting lubricant in five gallon buckets. Recently I just
got tired of picking up the buckets and pouring it into a funnel into
smaller containers for filling machine and I bought a couple bucket pumps.
Wow. I wish I'd done that years ago. Its SO much easier, just as quick,
and makes no mess.

I use Mobile Vactra #2 way oil which has a nice zip strip. You don't even
have to cut the separator cuts like you do on a paint bucket. Then the lid
snaps on and off easily.

HOWEVER. Master Chemical has gone to a solid rim bucket on their SC520.
There is no zip strip. There are no notches you can cut. Its solid full
thickness all the way around. I spent (and I don't think I am exaggerating)
15 minutes of concentrated effort with pliers and prybars to get the lid off
so I could use my bucket pump. I swear I've changed car tires off of rims
that took less effort and were done faster. After the lid was off I had to
straighten the edges of the bucket. I'm glad I wasn't pulling the top off a
completely full bucket or it would have made a huge mess.

So, there has got to be an easier way get that darn lid off. Please tell
me. What the heck is it?

How Do You Get The Darn Bucket Lid Off
 

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I buy way oil and cutting lubricant in five gallon buckets. Recently
I just got tired of picking up the buckets and pouring it into a
funnel into smaller containers for filling machine and I bought a
couple bucket pumps. Wow. I wish I'd done that years ago. Its SO
much easier, just as quick, and makes no mess.

I use Mobile Vactra #2 way oil which has a nice zip strip. You
don't even have to cut the separator cuts like you do on a paint
bucket. Then the lid snaps on and off easily.

HOWEVER. Master Chemical has gone to a solid rim bucket on their
SC520. There is no zip strip. There are no notches you can cut.
Its solid full thickness all the way around. I spent (and I don't
think I am exaggerating) 15 minutes of concentrated effort with
pliers and prybars to get the lid off so I could use my bucket pump.
I swear I've changed car tires off of rims that took less effort and
were done faster. After the lid was off I had to straighten the
edges of the bucket. I'm glad I wasn't pulling the top off a
completely full bucket or it would have made a huge mess.

So, there has got to be an easier way get that darn lid off. Please
tell me. What the heck is it?

https://www.amazon.com/Bucket-Lid-Wr.../dp/B006RXPV4Y

How Do You Get The Darn Bucket Lid Off
 

On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:08:02 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

I buy way oil and cutting lubricant in five gallon buckets. Recently I just
got tired of picking up the buckets and pouring it into a funnel into
smaller containers for filling machine and I bought a couple bucket pumps.
Wow. I wish I'd done that years ago. Its SO much easier, just as quick,
and makes no mess.

I use Mobile Vactra #2 way oil which has a nice zip strip. You don't even
have to cut the separator cuts like you do on a paint bucket. Then the lid
snaps on and off easily.

HOWEVER. Master Chemical has gone to a solid rim bucket on their SC520.
There is no zip strip. There are no notches you can cut. Its solid full
thickness all the way around. I spent (and I don't think I am exaggerating)
15 minutes of concentrated effort with pliers and prybars to get the lid off
so I could use my bucket pump. I swear I've changed car tires off of rims
that took less effort and were done faster. After the lid was off I had to
straighten the edges of the bucket. I'm glad I wasn't pulling the top off a
completely full bucket or it would have made a huge mess.

So, there has got to be an easier way get that darn lid off. Please tell
me. What the heck is it?



Years ago before there were the zip strips and before there were the
slots you could cut I learned how to get the damn lids off. Without
the special tool. You need to use either a pry bar or vise grips or
similar to grip the lid edge. Get the tool in place and then press a
knee into the center of the lid using most of your weight. Start
prying the lid edge up. The pressure in the lid center deforms the lid
and keeps the edge up once it is pried up. Once you are about a third
of the way around the lid edge will tend to stay up.
Eric

How Do You Get The Darn Bucket Lid Off
 

On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:08:02 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

I buy way oil and cutting lubricant in five gallon buckets. Recently I just
got tired of picking up the buckets and pouring it into a funnel into
smaller containers for filling machine and I bought a couple bucket pumps.
Wow. I wish I'd done that years ago. Its SO much easier, just as quick,
and makes no mess.

I use Mobile Vactra #2 way oil which has a nice zip strip. You don't even
have to cut the separator cuts like you do on a paint bucket. Then the lid
snaps on and off easily.

HOWEVER. Master Chemical has gone to a solid rim bucket on their SC520.
There is no zip strip. There are no notches you can cut. Its solid full
thickness all the way around. I spent (and I don't think I am exaggerating)
15 minutes of concentrated effort with pliers and prybars to get the lid off
so I could use my bucket pump. I swear I've changed car tires off of rims
that took less effort and were done faster. After the lid was off I had to
straighten the edges of the bucket. I'm glad I wasn't pulling the top off a
completely full bucket or it would have made a huge mess.

So, there has got to be an easier way get that darn lid off. Please tell
me. What the heck is it?



Go around the rim.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jig-Saw-Kit-...w/253198297977


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How Do You Get The Darn Bucket Lid Off
 

On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:27:25 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I buy way oil and cutting lubricant in five gallon buckets. Recently
I just got tired of picking up the buckets and pouring it into a
funnel into smaller containers for filling machine and I bought a
couple bucket pumps. Wow. I wish I'd done that years ago. Its SO
much easier, just as quick, and makes no mess.

I use Mobile Vactra #2 way oil which has a nice zip strip. You
don't even have to cut the separator cuts like you do on a paint
bucket. Then the lid snaps on and off easily.

HOWEVER. Master Chemical has gone to a solid rim bucket on their
SC520. There is no zip strip. There are no notches you can cut.
Its solid full thickness all the way around. I spent (and I don't
think I am exaggerating) 15 minutes of concentrated effort with
pliers and prybars to get the lid off so I could use my bucket pump.
I swear I've changed car tires off of rims that took less effort and
were done faster. After the lid was off I had to straighten the
edges of the bucket. I'm glad I wasn't pulling the top off a
completely full bucket or it would have made a huge mess.

So, there has got to be an easier way get that darn lid off. Please
tell me. What the heck is it?

https://www.amazon.com/Bucket-Lid-Wr.../dp/B006RXPV4Y

I lucked out and got the better one by chance. It has dual bung
wrenches built in, for 33/55g drums.

http://tinyurl.com/y9znpmxe

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